2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League
The Bangladesh Premier League 2013 season, also known as BPL Season 2 or Prime Bank BPL 2013 (for sponsorship reasons), was the second season of the Bangladesh Premier League, established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in 2012. The tournament began on 18 January 2013 and ended on 19 February.[1] The competition featured seven teams, with the addition of the Rangpur Riders.[2] Dhaka Gladiators became champions again by beating Chittagong Kings by 43 runs in the final.[3][4]
Dates | 18 January 2013 – 19 February 2013 |
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Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Bangladesh |
Champions | Dhaka Gladiators (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Chittagong Kings |
Participants | 7 |
Matches | 46 |
Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan (Dhaka Gladiators) |
Most runs | Mushfiqur Rahim (Sylhet Royals) (440) |
Most wickets | Alfonso Thomas (Dhaka Gladiators) (20) |
Official website | BPL |
This season did not include any Pakistan players as the Pakistan Cricket Board refused to release the 27 players sold at the auction in retaliation to Bangladesh cancelling their international tour of Pakistan over safety issues.[5][6]
Venues
Most of the matches were held at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. For the first time, matches were played in Khulna at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium. MA Aziz Stadium hosted the matches in Chittagong, instead of Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, which hosted the tournament in the first season.
Chittagong | Dhaka | Khulna |
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MA Aziz Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Matches: 10 | Matches: 28 | Matches: 8 |
Player auction
The player auction was held on 20 December 2012.[7] Changes were made this season to the players' salaries structure, including the introduction of restrictions on payment to players. This glorious Auction were host by the popular & sensational film Actress Alisha Pradhan along with other honourable BPL members.[8] Players were divided into the following categories:
Category | Base price (USD) | Bidding price restriction (USD) |
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Golden | 50,000 | 75,000 |
Golden (foreign) | 75,000 | 150,000 |
A (local) | 30,000 | 50,000 |
B (local) | 20,000 | 30,000 |
C (local) | 10,000 | 20,000 |
A (foreign) | 50,000 | 75,000 |
B (foreign) | 30,000 | 50,000 |
C (foreign) | 15,000 | 30,000 |
Teams and standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Dhaka Gladiators | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0.928 |
2 | Sylhet Royals | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0.081 |
3 | Chittagong Kings | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1.170 |
4 | Duronto Rajshahi | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | −0.557 |
5 | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | −0.506 |
6 | Barisal Burners | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | −0.040 |
7 | Khulna Royal Bengals | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | −1.060 |
- Top 4 teams qualifies for the playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
Note: Rajshahi qualified for the fourth position, due to head-to-head record against Rangpur and Barisal.
League progression
Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 1 | SF | F | |||
Barisal Burners | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
Chittagong Kings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | W | W | L | |||
Dhaka Gladiators | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | W | W | ||||
Duronto Rajshahi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | L | |||||
Khulna Royal Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Rangpur Riders | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
Sylhet Royals | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | L | L |
Win | Loss |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (Playoffs) to see the match summary.
Fixtures
- All times are in Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00).[9]
Phase 1
Dhaka Gladiators 204/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Khulna Royal Bengals 142/8 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Sylhet Royals 175/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Burners 142/9 (20 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field
- Jubair Ahmed from Barisal Burners and Bishawnath Halder from Sylhet Royals made Twenty20 debut.
Duronto Rajshahi 99/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 97 (19.2 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators 202/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 167/4 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Khulna Royal Bengals 142/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Burners 146/2 (18.2 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat
Duronto Rajshahi 147/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 150/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat
Phase 2
Chittagong Kings 132/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 135/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators 156/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Duronto Rajshahi 143/3 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Rangpur Riders 174/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Burners 167/8 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
Khulna Royal Bengals 145/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 146/4 (16.2 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat
Chittagong Kings 129/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Burners 108/9 (20 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field
Khulna Royal Bengals 197/0 (20 overs) |
v |
Duronto Rajshahi 129 (18.3 overs) |
Shahriar Nafees 102* (69) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field
Dhaka Gladiators 152/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 157/3 (18.4 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Khulna Royal Bengals 150/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 141/7 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat
Phase 3
Chittagong Kings 172/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 176/7 (19.3 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Duronto Rajshahi 213/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Burners 209/7 (20 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators 158/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 127/8 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Rangpur Riders 122 (20 overs) |
v |
Khulna Royal Bengals 89 (18.4 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
Rangpur Riders 122 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 126 (19.3 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Barisal Burners 182/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 176/6 (20 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators 137/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Duronto Rajshahi 124/9 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Khulna Royal Bengals 136/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 137/2 (18 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field
Barisal Burners 152/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Duronto Rajshahi 153/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat
Chittagong Kings 142 (20 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Gladiators 88/8 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field
Phase 4
Rangpur Riders 163/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Duronto Rajshahi 168/3 (19 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
Khulna Royal Bengals 145/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Burners 148/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field
Sylhet Royals 147/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Duronto Rajshahi 152/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field
Dhaka Gladiators 217/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 129 (19.5 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field
Chittagong Kings 156/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Khulna Royal Bengals 67 (14.2 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to field
Rangpur Riders 197/4 (19 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 198/4 (10 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Duronto Rajshahi 138/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Khulna Royal Bengals 140/3 (19.2 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings 193/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 74 (13.5 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 160/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 161/5 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Burners 114/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Gladiators 115/2 (12.4 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Royal Bengals 176/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Gladiators 180/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat
Rangpur Riders 160 (18.4 overs) |
v |
Duronto Rajshahi 179/8 (20 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Royals 196/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Khulna Royal Bengals 135/7 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to field
Dhaka Gladiators 114 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Barisal Burners 117/3 (13.3 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings 193/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Duronto Rajshahi 160/6 (20 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field
Barisal Burners 144/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 145/9 (19.4 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Barisal Burners 139/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 113 (20 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Gladiators 168/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 139/9 (20 overs) |
Nurul Hasan 42 (30) Tillakaratne Dilshan 2/6 (2 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field
Playoff stage
Semifinals Preliminary final Final 15 February — Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur 19 February — Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Dhaka Gladiators 197/9 Dhaka Gladiators 172/9 Sylhet Royals 193/6 18 February — Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Chittagong Kings 129/10 Sylhet Royals 149/7 16 February — Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Chittagong Kings 150/7 Chittagong Kings 108/6 Duronto Rajshahi 107/7 - Qualifier 1
Dhaka Gladiators 197/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 193/6 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
- As a result of this match, Dhaka Gladiators qualified for the final and Sylhet Royals qualified for the semi-final.
- Elimination
Duronto Rajshahi 107/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 108/6 (17.2 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field
- As a result of this match, Kings qualified for the semi-final and Duronto Rajshahi were eliminated.
- Qualifier 2
Sylhet Royals 149/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 150/7 (19.1 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field
- As a result of this match, Chittagong Kings qualified for the final and Sylhet Royals were eliminated.
- Final
Dhaka Gladiators 172/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 129 (16.5 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Dhaka Gladiators won the 2013 BPL as a result of this match.
Statistics
Highest team totals
The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.[11]
Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
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Dhaka Gladiators | 217/4 (20 overs) | Rangpur Riders | Shere Bangla National Stadium |
Duronto Rajshahi | 213/6 (20 overs) | Barisal Burners | MA Aziz Stadium |
Barisal Burners | 209/7 (20 overs) | Duronto Rajshahi | MA Aziz Stadium |
Dhaka Gladiators | 204/4 (20 overs) | Khulna Royal Bengals | Shere Bangla National Stadium |
Dhaka Gladiators | 202/5 (20 overs) | Rangpur Riders | Shere Bangla National Stadium |
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers in the season are included in this table.[12]
Player | Team | Runs | Inns | HS |
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Mushfiqur Rahim | Sylhet Royals | 440 | 13 | 86 |
Ryan ten Doeschate | Chittagong Kings | 432 | 12 | 95 not out |
Shamsur Rahman | Rangpur Riders | 416 | 12 | 98 not out |
Brad Hodge | Barisal Burners | 410 | 11 | 70 not out |
Shahriar Nafees | Khulna Royal Bengals | 395 | 12 | 102 not out |
Most wickets
The top five highest wicket-takers in the season are included in this table.[13]
Player | Team | Wkts | Mat | BBI |
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Alfonso Thomas | Dhaka Gladiators | 20 | 12 | 3/19 |
Azhar Mahmood | Barisal Burners | 19 | 12 | 3/7 |
Enamul Haque Jr. | Chittagong Kings | 18 | 15 | 3/14 |
Mohammad Nabi | Sylhet Royals | 18 | 13 | 3/27 |
Mosharraf Hossain | Dhaka Gladiators | 17 | 12 | 4/9 |
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